Annual Award Ceremony and Environmental Health Update 2013
- 22 November 2013
The photographs taken at the Annual Award Ceremony on 14 November are now available for viewing and downloading, click on the link Annual Award Ceremony 2013The presentations given at the Environmental Health Update on 15 November are available for viewing and downloading, click on the link Environmental Health Update presentations
The VTEC/E.coli O157 Action Plan 2013-2017
- 14 November 2013
The VTEC/E.coli O157 Action Plan 2013-2017 has been published this morning and is available on the Scottish Government website. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2013/11/8897 By way of background, in 2010 Scottish Ministers decided to convene a multidisciplinary VTEC/E. coli O157 Action Group. The Group’s main remit has been to produce an Action Plan for Scotland. The Group brought together […]
Environmental Health Update & Annual General Meeting 2013
- 11 November 2013
The Environmental Health Update is a free to members CPD training event and precedes the Institute’s Annual General Meeting which will be held on the afternoon of Friday 15 November 2013 at 2.00pm at the Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 2HS The Annual General Meeting is a Members only event. See the attached […]
Environmental Determinants of Public Health in Scotland (EDPHiS)
- 11 November 2013
EDPHiS has been working closely with and supporting the Good Places, Better Health (GPBH) initiative of the Scottish Government It was thought that some members may be interested in reports from EDPHiS, which was part of the Scottish Government’s Good Places Better Health initiative. They can be found by clicking on this link, www.edphis.org.uk Louise Rennick Environment & […]
New Professional Staff Appointed
- 1 November 2013
It gives me great pleasure to announce that the Institute has appointed Linda Kain to the position of Director of Professional Development and Jackie McCabe to the position of Director of Training. Linda and Jackie were selected from a very strong group of applicants and will take up their posts early in the New Year. […]
APPEAL FOR NOISE EQUIPMENT FOR MALAWI
- 1 October 2013
Brian Kelly, former Director of Environmental Protection Services with Glasgow City Council, recently returned from his tenth visit to Malawi. Brian’s involvement in Malawi dates back to 2004 and an agreement between the Lord Provosts of Glasgow and Edinburgh and the subsequent launch of the Scotland Malawi Partnership. The Partnership’s initial focus was to strengthen […]
Three REHIS courses coming up soon
- 19 September 2013
Click on the links below for more information and booking forms Health and Safety Update – 8 October 2013 Food Update – 9 October 2013 Trainers’ Update Seminar – 23rd October 2013
Update – World Environmental Health Day Panel Members announced
- 18 September 2013
REHIS is delighted to announce that Stewart Maxwell MSP, an Honorary Vice-President of the Institute, has agreed to sponsor an event to be held in the Members’ Restaurant in the Scottish Parliament, Holyrood to mark World Environmental Health Day 2013. Members are invited to participate in this evening event being organised by the Institute, which […]
HPS and FSA (Scotland) Joint Annual Report on Infectious Intestinal Disease Associated with Foodborne Illness in Scotland, 2012.
- 16 August 2013
Health Protection Scotland and Food Standards Agency (Scotland) Joint Annual Report on Infectious Intestinal Disease Associated with Foodborne Illness in Scotland, 2012. This is the first joint annual report published by Health Protection Scotland and the Food Standards Agency (Scotland), focussing on the key pathogens identified by the UK Foodborne Disease Strategy. you can download the […]
REHIS e-Newsletter ‘News for Public Health Professionals’
- 9 August 2013
The August 2013 edition of the REHIS e-Newsletter ‘News for Public Health Professionals’ has been uploaded to this website and is accessible from a dedicated public access portal to the right of this news item. We would like to add more articles from members and environmental health/public health colleagues to the Institute’s e- Newsletter. Topics can […]
Environmental Health Scotland-The Journal of the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland-Summer 2013
- 30 July 2013
The Summer 2013 edition of Environmental Health Scotland, the REHIS Journal, can be accessed by Members by clicking on the link Summer Journal 2013
Health Protection Network Rabies Guidance 2013
- 30 July 2013
The Health Protection Network (HPN), supported by Health Protection Scotland, has published updated guidance on rabies prophylaxis and management in humans in Scotland. The guidance was originally issued in 2010 and was well received by colleagues throughout NHS Scotland, many of whom stated they felt colleagues in non-health protection roles, including GPs and frontline hospital […]
